Blind Lemon JeffersonState of the Texas Music Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2007
contact: Casey Monahan
512.463.6666 music@governor.state.tx.us
| # Businesses | # Employees | |
| Texas music businesses | 7,119 | 56,448 |
| Industry services | 1,940 | 16,469 |
| Nightclubs, dancehalls and other venues | 1,282 | 12,609 |
| Publishing companies | 287 | 1,003 |
| Record production, distribution and sales | 1,313 | 6,066 |
| Recording services | 1,195 | 7,768 |
| Texas recording studios | 816 | 3,184 |
| Record labels | 584 | 2,288 |
| Touring services | 1,010 | 10,939 |
| Organizations, Associations, and Unions | 365 | 7,155 |
| Texas radio stations | 820 | 10,822 |
| Texas classical and performing arts groups | 275 | 14,241 |
| Texas colleges and universities offering music courses | 138 | 2,942 |
| Texas music teachers (source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Music Educators Assn.; approximate) | 12,660 | |
| Songwriters (ASCAP, BMI and SESAC; approximate) | 10,000 | |
| TOTAL MUSIC INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT | 104,171 | |
| Texas Music Events Calendar | ||
| Events: 526 | Annual attendance: 23,903,317 | Annual budget: $ 64,702,165 |
| Texas recording artists | |
| Notable names to come out of Texas in the past few years: | |
| Beyoncé (Houston) | Polyphonic Spree (Dallas) |
| Lil' Flip (Houston) | Norah Jones (Dallas) |
| Mars Volta (El Paso) | Mike Jones (Houston) |
| Eisley (Tyler) | Miranda Lambert (Lindale) |
| Kelly Clarkson (Burleson) | Los Lonely Boys (San Angelo) |
| Okkervil River (Austin) | Cross Canadian Ragweed (New Braunfels) |
| Del Castillo (Austin) | John Arthur Martinez (Marble Falls) |
| Pat Green (Austin) | Jessica Simpson (Dallas) |
| Spoon (Austin) | Chamillionaire (Houston) |
| Miro Quartet (Austin) | Ruthie Foster (College Station) |
| Based on informal survey
of Texas retailers and distributors. | |
| Number of listings in Texas Music Industry Directory | |
| 1991 first edition | 1,160 |
| 1992 second edition | 3,259 |
| 1993 third edition | 4,437 |
| 1994 fourth edition | 4,974 |
| 1995 fifth edition | 6,422 |
| 1996 sixth edition | 7,575 |
| 1997 seventh edition | 8,072 |
| 1998 eighth edition | 9,433 |
| 1999 ninth edition | 10,152 |
| 2000 tenth edition | 11,133 |
| 2001 eleventh edition | 11,818 |
| 2002 twelfth edition | 13,034 |
| 2003 thirteenth edition | 13,587 |
| 2004 fourteenth edition | 14,573 |
| 2005 fifteenth edition | 14,830 |
| 2006 sixteenth edition | 15,278 |
| 2006 online edition |
15,461 |
| 2007 online edition | 17,568 |
compiled by Stephen Ray, Marc Fort and Casey Monahan, Texas Music Office,
Governor's Office
For further information see the U.S. Census Bureau's
Nonemployer
Statistics - Arts Entertainment, and Recreation in Texas
Nonemployer Statistics summarizes the number of establishments and sales or receipts
of businesses without paid employees that are subject to federal income tax. Most
nonemployers are self-employed individuals operating very small unincorporated
businesses, which may or may not be the owner’s principal source of income.
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